Can You Complete These Judy Garland Lyrics?

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Judy Garland. Just her name alone spells wonder, mystery, and expresses musicality, a reminder of the '30s and '40s fun.

To the early formations of the gay community, she has become such an idol that they identified much with her glamor and game. She is indeed a positive icon to a community besieged by negativity. And it's interesting to note that even her daughter, Liza Minnelli, also held - and still holds - that similar iconic statue in the LGBT community of today.

To those who unfortunately grew up during the time of the Second World War, Judy Garland's crisp songs surfaced as inspirational messages that reminded soldiers of a touch of home and introduced the world to wholesome touches of Americana culture. Everybody loved the girl next door who could sing like a pro.

Movie musical fans out there are also eyeing Ms. Judy Garland as an iconic performer who belted out tunes with her powerful vocal range while dancing and acting in movies with early Hollywood legends. In fact, she is a Hollywood legend herself, having appeared in very notable films that continue to inspire generations, such as "A Star is Born" and, of course, the timeless tale of "The Wizard of Oz."

Even though she was only here on earth for less than 50 years, her time was well spent for her creations and legacy will truly thrive beyond her lifetime. And the biggest legacy is her collection of songs.

Do you think you can sing along to these great tunes performed by Judy Garland? Take a look and see if you can hum and tap to them. Have fun!

When it comes to Judy Garland’s discography, everybody and their mother knows that she made “Over The Rainbow” a classic hit, which came out of the film “The Wizard of Oz.” This 1939 classic won the Oscar award for Best Original Song, and her performance became as unforgettable as the film itself.

“Zing, zing, zing went my __ __”

Calf strings

Shoe strings

Purse strings

Heart strings

The pretty Miss Garland sang “The Trolley Song” as a musical number scene from the movie musical called “Meet Me in St. Louis.” She starred in that 1944 movie directed by Vincente Minnelli, and they got married a year after that and had daughter Liza Minnelli later on.

“From now on, our troubles will be __ of __”

Out, sight

Now, never

Cold, warm

Far, wide

The now popular Christmas staple called “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” was actually a new song introduced by Judy Garland in the movie “Meet Me in St. Louis.” She also recorded it as a single and was released as such under Decca Records.

“Act the __, play the __/ And you’ll always have the last laugh.”

Wiz, farm girl

Dope, fob

Guard, crow

Fool, calf

The classic Cole Porter comedic composition “Be A Clown” was performed by Judy Garland with another legendary Hollywood great – Gene Kelly. They performed this song as part of the 1948 film called “The Pirate,” but they were wearing clown costumes while singing this, of course.

“No more that all-time __ for you’ve been through the __”

Thrill, mill

Snack, whack

Pine, vine

Grit, flit

If you’ve seen the film “A Star is Born,” you’d know that this legendary number of “The Man That Got Away” was sung there by Judy Garland, making it one of her most memorable film performances ever. The George Cukor-directed movie musical came out in 1954, and still holds fans in awe today, despite the 1976 remake with Barbra Streisand, and the 2018 remake with Lady Gaga.

“Your form, just like a clingy __/ Your lips, so warm and sweet as __”

Bird, wind

Heat, wheat

Vine, wine

Dream, steam

Judy Garland recorded “Stompin’ at the Savoy” for Decca Records where she made many hit records from 1935 to 1947. She recorded this back in 1936, and the song was released as a successful upbeat single.

I like __ __ in June/ I like a Gershwin tune”

New York

My girl

London Bridge

Summer stock

The jazzy pop arrangement of “How About You” was first seen in the 1941 movie called “Babes on Broadway,” where Judy Garland sang this with co-star Mickey Rooney. Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin also recorded their own versions of this hit tune, as well as Bing Crosby and Shirley Bassey.

“But I never thought I’d see the day when I ever took a ride on the __ __”

Santa Fe

Express way

High way

National road

Many of Judy Garland’s popular songs were first performed as part of scenes in her movies, like the song “On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.” This song came from the 1946 film called “The Harvey Girls” where “smaller” stars of that time like Angela Lansbury and Cyd Charisse also appeared, who, of course, also had great careers eventually.

“But he doesn’t know I __ no matter how I may __”

Care, share

Fall, call

Exist, persist

Shop, crop

The classic movie musical film “Meet Me in St. Louis” produced many great songs attributed to Judy Garland, the star of that film. One of them is “The Boy Next Door,” which is sometimes re-gendered into “The Girl Next Door” when male singers would cover it later on. Other artists who covered the tune are Vic Damone, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Barbra Streisand.

“Here we are together/ Ah, but the __ of __ must part-y”

Best, friends

Worst, enemies

Girl, heart

Boy, chest

This “Good Morning” song might be more familiar to musical movie fans out there as that lively number performed by Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds in the 1952 film “Singin’ in the Rain,” but Judy Garland actually sang this one first. She performed it with co-star Mickey Rooney in their 1939 movie called “Babes in Arms.”

Maybe haven’t __ __/ Maybe haven’t got shoes”

Had any

Sipped soup

Slept winks

Got money

Judy Garland did her own recording of the jazz standard called “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm” back in 1937. But this song was also featured in the popular film called “A Day at the Races” featuring the legendary Marx Brothers.

“When love’s a __ and you’re the __ Paris is only another town”

Fake, goodie

Flop, breaker

Failure, key

Laugh, clown

Did you know that the great Judy Garland also voiced an animated film, and even sang songs there to boot? That project is the 1961 movie called “Gay Purr-ee,” where this song called “Paris is a Lonely Town” came from.

“You made me want you/ And all the time you __ __”

Were tough

Don’t care

Knew it

Bore me

The original version of “You Made Me Love You” was sung by Al Jolson in 1913, but it was later rewritten with some lyrics to fit it to a teenage Judy Garland for the 1937 film called “Broadway Melody of 1938.” Because of her performance of this song in the film, she was noticed more by movie executives, which led to her being cast in the legendary role of Dorothy later on – and the rest is history.

“Mammy, mammy, I love the __ __ at home!”

Young ones

Children here

Old folks

Wonderful toes

The “Swanee” song was a composition by George Gershwin, as far back as 1919, but Judy Garland recorded it for her 1954 film “A Star is Born.” But it was Al Jolson who first recorded the song back in the 1920s when it became a big hit, then re-recorded it for his own films in the 1940s.

“She was lost in the __ of the __”

Strange, night

Clear, day

Lights, distance

Spy, season

“The Faraway Part of Town” is another Judy Garland song that came out of a movie, this time from the 1960 film called “Pepe.” The film had many musical cameos, and Garland made hers as the singing voice belting out this tune written by the then husband and wife duo of Dory Langdon and André Previn.

"The sidewalks of New York are thick with __/ For shure you’d think New York was Old __!”

Grime, slime

Sports, courts

Blarney, Kilarney

Smells, hotel

The part-Irish Judy Garland sang “It’s a Great Day for the Irish” as part of the 1940 film called “Little Nellie Kelly.” This is the film version of the hit Broadway musical staged in the early 1920s.

“Some fellows look and find the __/ I always look and find the __”

Same, sane

Ice, bike

Heart, mark

Sunshine, rain

The great Judy Garland appeared in the 1941 movie musical called “Ziegfeld Girl” where the song “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” was performed by her. She was also with other Hollywood greats in that MGM movie, such as Hedy Lamarr, James Stewart, Lana Turner, Jackie Cooper, and Eve Arden, to name a few.

“Owls __, others sigh/ Doves __, Ah but I”

Woo-woo, Coo-coo

Shiver, quiver

Fly out, land in

Fret, whet

Judy Garland could indeed go on singing on all platforms, be it onstage live, inside the recording studio to cut some records, and of course in the movies. This song was featured in the movie of the same name, “I Could Go on Singing,” released in 1963, which marked her last film role ever, about six years before she died.

“Oh the __ in the breeze and the __ in the trees have a terrible horrible buzz”

Apple, song

Girl, boy

Bees, bats

Crank, shank

“The Jitterbug” song was actually part of “The Wizard of Oz” film, but the actual sequence did not make it into the final cut of the legendary film. However, it was released as a B-side song to the record of “Over The Rainbow” released by Decca Records in 1939.

“The neighbors want to __/ Why I’m always ___ just like a flivver”

See, sick

Guess, asleep

Know, shaking

Ask, around

The song "Fascinating Rhythm” was recorded by Judy Garland and released in 1939. The song was penned by the great George and Ira Gershwin in 1924, which originally appeared in the Broadway musical called “Lady Be Good” featuring the fascinating brother-sister tandem of Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire.

“The heavenly __ of his __ fills me with ecstasy”

Sky, light

Arm, embrace

Mark, stance

Blisses, kisses

The song called “I’m Just Wild About Harry” was originally part of the 1921 Broadway show called “Shuffle Along,” which featured a predominantly African-American cast and writers to boot, a feat during that time in American show tunes history. Judy Garland’s version of it was performed in the 1939 movie version of “Babes in Arms” where she appeared with Mickey Rooney.

“Embrace me, you __ __.”

Long lover

Big guy

Irreplaceable you

Great man

Originally written in 1928 by George Gershwin, the song “Embraceable You” was sung by Judy Garland in the 1943 film called “Girl Crazy” where she starred with Mickey Rooney. This popular jazz standard was also recorded by other musical greats throughout time, such as Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, and Charlie Parker.

“Play a note or two/ Of a __ that’s __”

Crowd, due

Theme, new

Time, hue

Girl, blue

The song “Swing, Mr. Charlie” was recorded by Judy Garland back in 1936 and released as a record. The featured B-side song of that record was the equally danceable tune called “Stompin’ at the “Savoy.”

“Dear, when you smiled at me, I heard a __/ It haunted me from the start/ Something inside of me started a __”

Melody, symphony

Crash, whisper

Thumping, quiver

Beat, sweat

A very young Judy Garland sang the song “Zing! Went The Strings of My Heart” in the movie called “Listen, Darling” released in 1938 as a musical comedy. But the song was made in 1934 and originally appeared as part of the Broadway revue entitled “Thumbs Up!”

“My mama done tol’ me/ Hear dat lonesome __ blowin’ ‘cross the __”

Dove, river

Man, ferry

Girl, aisle

Whistle, trestle

The song called “Blues in the Night” is considered one of the canonical blues and later pop standard songs included in the so-called Great American Songbook. Penned by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, Judy Garland recorded this song in 1941 and was released as a single under Decca Records.

“Help us to follow where Thou still dost guide/ Pilgrims of __ so __”

Earth, wide

Mars, heated

Venus, gassy

Pluto, far

The song called “The Star of the East” is actually a Christmas carol dating back to the late 1800s. Judy Garland recorded it as a single back in 1941, which talks about the Bethlehem star that guides everyone in connection to the birth of Jesus Christ.

“Ev’rybody’s been knowing to a wedding they’re going/ And for weeks they’ve been sewing every __ and __”

Mork, Mindy

Suzie, Sal

Harry, Sally

Frank, Julie

The charming Judy Garland plays the piano while singing “For Me and My Gal” as the equally charming Gene Kelly listens in at first, then joins in a bit later, in a scene of their movie with the same title as the song. Busby Berkeley directed that 1942 musical about vaudeville performers and the two charming stars also perform a very nice tap dance number in the same scene.

“You’re right beside my __/ We’re just about a kiss __”

Bed, goodnight

Toes, suppose

Heart, apart

Avenue, hello

Songwriters Harry Warren and Leo Robin penned the song called “A Journey to a Star,” and this is not the only song of theirs that Judy Garland performed. But she recorded this one back in 1943 for Decca Records and it became a hit single for her.

“So join the __ and lead the big __”

Dream, sleep

Crowd, cheer

Army, fight

Promenade, parade

“Skip to my Lou” is actually a children’s song popularized back in the 1800s, and it’s meant to be a playful dancing song. But Judy Garland sang this one as part of the movie musical “Meet Me in St. Louis” directed by her future hubby.

“Here we are, two very bewildered people/ Here we are, two __ that are lost in the __”

Babes, wood

Lovers, crowd

Newbies, icy

Spies, cheers

Mickey Rooney plays the piano while singing “Our Love Affair” to a listening Judy Garland, who later joins in, in a scene of their 1940 black-and-white movie called “Strike Up The Band.” It was also directed by Busby Berkeley, one of the many movies he directed that paired up the teen-looking actor-singer duo in what was termed as backyard musicals.

“Icy fingers up and down my spine/ The same __ __ when your eyes meet mine”

Old witchcraft

Strange smell

Cramped style

Thousands cheer

Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer wrote “That Old Black Magic” in 1942, and it was originally part of the movie called “Star Spangled Rhythm” where it earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Judy Garland recorded it as a single in 1943, and Marilyn Monroe also “sang” this song as part of a scene in her 1956 rom-com called “Bus Stop.”

“Don’t give in to that frown/ Turn that frown __ __”

Out there

To heart

Upside down

Right here

Judy Garland’s film version of “A Star is Born” also produced this song called “Lose That Long Face” where she performed it in a scene where she looked like a street person selling newspapers being filmed by a crew. She also has a tap dance number while singing this tune in that 1954 film, complete with some tapping on a street puddle a la “Singin’ in the Rain” style.

“When you walk through a __/ Hold your head up __”

Fright, tonight

Crush, now

Storm, high

Hall, there

The song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” is actually part of the 1945 musical called “Carousel” by the great duo Rodgers and Hammerstein. Aside from Judy Garland’s hit recording of this song, other notable artists who also recorded this inspiring show tune include Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Doris Day, Roy Orbison, Andy Williams, and even Elvis Presley.

“Be satisfied with the __ you’re __”

Art, painting

Food, baking

Craft, doing

Little, making

The song called “You Can’t Have Everything” was part of the Darryl F. Zanuck produced movie musical with the same title, released in 1937 and starring Don Ameche and Alice Faye. Judy Garland recorded this song as a single around that same time, but she wasn’t part of the film this time.

“For fifteen years I’ve been just a like a prisoner in a __/ For fifteen years my life has been just __”

Cell, awful

Hood, good

Kitchen, washed

Can, rotten

“Sweet Sixteen” was recorded by Judy Garland back in 1939 when she was about to conclude her own sweet 16 years and about to turn 17 years of age. In a recorded performance, Garland is also heard saying that this song is rather autobiographical, although it’s unclear which parts were and weren’t truthful.

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